• Value of the income producing portfolio increased to 1.771 billion Euros at 30 June 2011 as a result of the 171 million Euros acquisition of the Promenada shopping centre and a revaluation increase of 69.1 million Euros (31 March 2011: 1.511 billion Euros)

• Developments and land portfolio valued at 614.7 million Euros compared to 629.8 million Euros at 31 March 2010

Borrowings increased to 452.6 million Euros, as at 30 June 2011 from 393.5 million Euros, as at 31 March 2011, taking into account both the financing of the acquisition of Promenada and the Company’s continued strategy of repurchasing its debt Cash balance remained strong at 209.7 million Euros (31 March 2011: 341.4 million Euros ) providing ample resources for the Group’s acquisition and development strategy.

A 0.035 Euros dividend was paid on 30 June 2011 (June 2010: 0.03 Euros), with a further 0.035 Euros quarterly dividend to be paid on 30 September which has an ex date of 21 September and a record date of 23 September 2011.

Operational highlights and post-period events:
Occupancy increased to 96.6% compared to 94.7% for H1 2010 and 94.7% at the end of 2010 _ Conclusion of settlement agreement with Meinl Bank and others in July which unwound all the remaining business relations and fully and finally resolved all disputes between the parties. It also removes any potential obligation for Atrium to indemnify Meinl Bank and provided Atrium with a broad release of any and all claims by Meinl Bank and Julius Meinl, including those where Meinl Bank has requested that Atrium join it as co-defendant.

• Completion of the 171 million Euros acquisition of Promenada, one of Warsaw’s top shopping centres, in May 2011 and the conditional acquisition in February of a 22,500 sq m land plot adjacent to Promenada for 10.7 million Euros, providing scope for an extension to the current centre.

• Sale of two land plots: in Turkey for 18 million and 16.5 million Euros, both being at or above book value, as well as the disposal of 422 residential apartments in Russia for 15 million Euros, also at book value.

• Conditional acquisition in May 2011 of a 38,000 sq m plot adjacent to Atrium’s Copernicus shopping centre in Torun, for 7.5 million Euros which, once complete, will allow an extension to the current centre to be built.

• Atrium reached the Conclusion of the termination agreement with Multi in July, which generated a profit of approximately 15 million Euros that will be recognised in Q3 2011. The transaction included the divestment of the Trabzon shopping centre in Turkey and provided Atrium with full ownership of the Koszalin shopping centre in Poland, as well as two development projects in Turkey and one in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Directorate Changes
Atrium also announces that, following approval at a Board meeting on 15 August 2011 Joseph Azrack has been appointed as a non-executive director with immediate effect, following the retirement from the Board of Neil Hasson.